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History · Van Vleet

Van Vleet’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Van Vleet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Van Vleet is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. Van Vleet is located at the junction of Mississippi Highway 32 and Mississippi Highway 385, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Houston. Van Vleet has a post office with ZIP code 38877. Van Vleet is located on the former Houston Branch of the Southern Railway. A post office first began operation under the name Van Vleet in 1891. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 95.

Half of its homes were built before 2013.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Van Vleet yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Van Vleet, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Van Vleet is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Van Vleet has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Elliott-Donaldson House in Okolona, 8.2 miles away.

Van Vleet and the nearest listed places

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Elliott-Donaldson HouseHouston Historic DistrictJudge Bates HouseHouston Carnegie LibraryOkolona CollegeOkolona Historic District

Closest to Van Vleet

Elliott-Donaldson HouseOkolona · Built 18508.2miHouston Historic DistrictHouston · District8.3miJudge Bates HouseHouston · Built 18458.4miHouston Carnegie LibraryHouston · Built 19098.4miOkolona CollegeOkolona · Built 19028.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Elliott-Donaldson House’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 New Houlka📜 Houston📜 Okolona📜 Shannon
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